Bon Jovi Bawls, Gems Sell, Pregnant Man Shocks: London Weekend

A model wears catwalk jewelry by Jean-Paul Gaultier, commissioned by Swarovski for its Swarovski Runway Rocks: two bracelets, a headpiece, a necklace and a shoulder piece. It will be presented during "London Jewellery Week," which runs June 7 to 13. Source: Jean-Paul Gaultier/Swarovski Runway Rocks via Bloomberg

June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bon Jovi will be ripping the roof
off the O2 again on Friday night.

The U.S. band is midway though a marathon of 12 shows at
the 20,000-capacity venue, and seats are still available.
Expect mass sing-alongs and greatest hits, from “Living on a
Prayer” to “When We Were Beautiful.”

Music fans seeking an alternative can look further up the
Thames at the Southbank Centre’s annual Meltdown Festival,
which starts Friday night. It’s curated this year by guitarist
Richard Thompson, and will include performances by Paolo Nutini
and Elvis Costello over the next two weeks.

Saturday

Ever wondered what a pregnant man looks like? You can find
out at the White Cube gallery in Hoxton Square.

The marble, life-sized statue of an expecting ex-woman
greets you as you walk into Marc Quinn’s new exhibition.
Smiling in baggy underwear, the sculpture is one of the many
gender-bending, surgically altered figures on display.

Quinn, one of the original Young British Artists of the
1990s, also sculpts what appear to be a naked woman and a naked
man, until you look down and realize it’s the other way around.

A poignant addition to this sexually confusing selection
is Michael Jackson. The late singer’s head and gloved hand,
separate pieces done in black and white marble, lie next to
each other on the floor, as if fragments from an ancient Roman
villa.

The Hoxton Apprentice, just across the square from White
Cube, is a charity training unemployed young people to work in
the restaurant business. The food is generally fine, the prices
low and the service friendly. You can even book a table
outside. Information: http://www.hoxtonapprentice.com/index.htm
or +44-20-7749-2828.

Saturday Night

Visit the Fan-Dango Ballroom to hear “Hey Big Spender,”
and to follow the dreams of an innocent blonde.

“Sweet Charity,” at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, is
about a girl with a greeting-card name (Charity Hope Valentine)
who is paid to entertain male patrons on the dance floor.
Unlike her jaded peers, she clings to her virtue, and to her
hopes of one day meeting Mr. Right.

Sunday

Browse for baubles on the final day of London Jewellery
Week.

The annual event, which involves jewelers in different
corners of London, is centered around “Treasure” -- a three-day selling show in Bloomsbury where you can meet designers
face-to-face and buy items for as little as 20 pounds ($28.80).

Also on show will be highlights from Swarovski’s “Runway
Rocks” couture catwalk jewelry show, with designs by the likes
of France’s Jean-Paul Gaultier.